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Follow Owners Kathy & Steve Through Their Adventures in Yarn And LifeSun, 02 Aug 2015 11:46:49 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1By: Tiger Flowerhttp://blog.yarn.com/tuesdays-weaving-tip-what-do-the-numbers-mean-in-coned-yarns/comment-page-1/#comment-68296
Sat, 14 Feb 2015 02:01:00 +0000http://blog.yarn.com/?p=9264#comment-68296For anyone still trying to figure out how yards per pound translates into yards per ball of yarn, remember there are 16 ounces in a pound. Divide yards per pound by 16 to get the number of yards per ounce. Then just multiply yards per ounce by the number of ounces in your ball of yarn. A 50 gram ball=1.75 ounces. A 100 gram ball = 3.5 ounces. This gives a way to compare yarns in your stash to the yarn on the cone.
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Tue, 13 May 2014 00:14:00 +0000http://blog.yarn.com/?p=9264#comment-65721This wasn’t helpful. How can I convert the numbers to dpi/sett?
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Mon, 20 Jan 2014 19:03:21 +0000http://blog.yarn.com/?p=9264#comment-17338Hi Carolyne,

That’s pretty close though not exact with the rayon content, but that’s a great yardage estimate to work from. You may want to invest in a yarn balance. These are great when your cone has no label! Unfortunately we don’t carry them but you can find them online.

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Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:42:00 +0000http://blog.yarn.com/?p=9264#comment-64247okay i did a little homework. if 840 yards is the standard for a 1ply in a pound of cotton and since mine is 2ply rather than 1, then i take the size (14)divide by the ply(2)=(7)
i then take (7) and times it by (840) giving me a whopping 5880 yards in my huge cone of cotton rayon yarn…
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Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:00:00 +0000http://blog.yarn.com/?p=9264#comment-64246I bought a beeeeutiful cone yarn that is cotton and rayon and the color is Goldenrod, the numbers are 14/2. i learned that 14 is the size and 2 is the ply because for some reason cotton and linen have their numbers backwards, listing the size first rather than the ply first..this is a huge cone i purchased so how would i figure out the yardage..its gobs Im sure lol..
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Tue, 06 Aug 2013 18:45:00 +0000http://blog.yarn.com/?p=9264#comment-63227I’m even more confused now. I have a knitting pattern that calls for approx 1600 yards of lace yarn, and I like one of your tencel yarns, but where does tencel fit into the “magic” numbers?
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Tue, 30 Jul 2013 00:01:00 +0000http://blog.yarn.com/?p=9264#comment-63036This is still as clear as mud (at least for me)! Can’t you just publish an approximate knitters gauge as well as the ever-oblique 2/10 or whatever? Since you are marketing these yarns to knitters as well as weavers, it would seem helpful of you to do so. Or perhaps is is too complicated for you, too.
]]>By: Denahttp://blog.yarn.com/tuesdays-weaving-tip-what-do-the-numbers-mean-in-coned-yarns/comment-page-1/#comment-58445
Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:51:00 +0000http://blog.yarn.com/?p=9264#comment-58445Regarding how the fibers are written–cotton and linen have the size first followed by the ply. Wool has the ply first followed by the size. Unfortunately, not all publications follow this standard. But on our website, you’ll we show wool with the size first and the ply second.
]]>By: Denahttp://blog.yarn.com/tuesdays-weaving-tip-what-do-the-numbers-mean-in-coned-yarns/comment-page-1/#comment-58444
Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:49:00 +0000http://blog.yarn.com/?p=9264#comment-58444Barbara says: “Silk is complicated! There is the French system, which is figured in meters & kilograms: There are 1,000 meters to a kilogram (39.5″), 2-ply yarn has half the yardage, etc.

In the English system, the count is 840 (the same as cotton), but singles, two-ply, 4-ply, etc., would all be stated as the same yardage as singles.

In the case of silk yarns, it may be easier to rely on the manufacturer’s numbers.
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Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:05:00 +0000http://blog.yarn.com/?p=9264#comment-58443Yes, a 20/2 cotton would be smaller than 10/2.
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